VOLUME 58 ISSUE 31 AUGUST 3, 2021 P95
ing thing for these bikes is the
lean angle," Boss says. "They
are already wide. The motors
and the cases, everything down
low is wide. We weren't able
to run the exhaust system in a
standard kind of way that most
people do, down the side and
out the right-hand side. So, we
did it forward and looped it and
then went underneath the bike
and out the left. Using stainless
steel, the result is a beautiful
snake of welds that goes from
an inch and three-quarters to
two-inch, mated to a barking-
loud-SC Project muffler that
exits on the left side in front of
the rear tire.
"We have zero lean issues
with the exhaust system now,"
Boss says. "All of our other
bikes, it's always like a little bit of
the muffler, a little bit of this, bit
of that, scraping here and there.
This one has been perfect."
The exhaust may have been
a hassle to get right, but by far
the biggest difference in ground
clearance came from fabricator
Guy Driscoll designer Brandon
Reid in the machined primary
cover that gave us back one and
a half inches on the left side. It
landed via an SOS flight from a
friend of mine, Jasper Newman,
in L.A,' who just so happened
to want to come to the race.
Perfect timing.
That transformed the bike
from my end, making it finally go
around left-handers without feel-
ing like I was going to rip half the
engine off.
Cameron Brewer takes up the
story...
"The clutch actuator goes
out the bottom of the primary,"
Brewer says. "On a street
cruiser, you don't want to look at
that. Well, it's the first thing to hit
the ground on the stock cover.
So, if that thing would have hit
the ground, it would have just
greased the track and our week-
end would have been done. We
had to build a guard to protect it.
(Above) Aaron's handiwork means anyone can ride
the Indian and get a comfortable ride position on
the rearsets. (Top left) Motor is mostly stock aside
from a tune from Lloyd's Garage, Toce Exhausts,
OC Indian and Indian Motorcycle with a Stage 2
camshaft, throttle body and injectors, and Stage 1
Intake. (Bottom left) This was the savior. Guy Driscoll
spent hours working and machining this primary
cover, getting it done at 7:00 pm the night before the
race in Los Angeles. The last flight from LAX to Utah
got it there in time for the race.
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